Vivianne Miedema is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for Women's Super League club Manchester City and the Netherlands national team.
Her girlfriend is her former teammate from Arsenal Beth Mead.
Her first football memory was losing two of her teeth after sliding for a ball with a goalkeeper.
In Hoogeveen, Miedema's hometown, is caged court for football named after her.
Together with Mead, they have a dog called Myle, who even has his own Instagram account @mylemeadema
She grew up as Feyenoord fan.
She is a co-author of a series of children's comic books featuring her, called Vivianne voetbalt, written in her native Dutch language.
She has younger brother Lars who is also pro football player.
She is an ambassador for War Child NGO, who helps war child victims to recover.
Her childhood hero was Robin van Persie. That's the reason why she wears 9 on her national team jersey.
Viv's favourite song is Cornelia Street by Taylor Swift. She is a big Swiftie.
Vivianne Miedema, one of the greatest icons of the current generation of female footballers, celebrates her 30th birthday on 15 June 1996. Let us look back at the story of this generational striker.
Former Arsenal teammates, international rivals, but also Myle's moms and women's football power couple. Vivianne Miedema and Beth Mead are not only world class footballers but also patrners connected not only by their strong story.
Manchester City currently tops the WSL table. Not only does it have a six-point lead over Chelsea, but Bunny Shaw also leads the scoring charts with 12 goals. Check out the best goals scored by the Citizens in 2025. The selection includes stalwarts such as the aforementioned Shaw and Miedema, as well as summer signing Iman Beney.
She scored her 100th international goal at Euro 2017, and even though she had already considered retiring from the national team, she showed that she still has something to offer Ons Oranje.
Miedema is not even 30 years old and is already breaking records. With 104 goals, she is the Netherlands' top scorer of all time, among both male and female footballers. She is also the first player in an orange jersey to score four goals in less than 40 minutes. Check out her goal spree in a friendly match against South Korea.
The Marta Award, the female version of the Puskás Award, has announced its nominees. Among them is Dutch striker Vivianne Miedema and her milestone 100th goal in orange.
Grace Clinton's debut, Vivianne Miedema's first goal of the new season, or Rosa Kafaja's strike to celebrate her first WSL start? And let's not forget Isobel Goodwin's two goals that secured London City Lionesses' first win. Which goal from last week is the best?
Manchester City delivered a dominant 5-1 performance away at Tottenham Hotspur, moving up the WSL table and showing just how far their momentum has carried them this season. Aoba Fujino opened the scoring with a clean strike, then Vivianne Miedema and Kerstin Casparij added quickfire headers before halftime. The second half saw debutant Grace Clinton get in on the action with a confident finish, while Laura Coombs wrapped up the rout in stoppage time—with Spurs only managing a consolation from Olivia Holdt. It was a statement of strength from City, who continue to press their bid for the title.
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On Saturday 10 May, the last Women's Super League matches were played and the 2024/25 season came to an end. The announcement of the best players did not have to wait long.
| Adidas |
| Bundesliga | 2× |
| Women's Super League | 1× |
| FA WSL Cup | 3× |
| Year | Club | AP | GL |
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2024
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present
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Manchester City | 11 | 7 |
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2017
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2024
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Arsenal | 106 | 80 |
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2014
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2017
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Bayern Munich | 61 | 35 |
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2011
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2014
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SC Heerenveen | 69 | 78 |
| International Stats | |||
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2013
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present
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Netherlands | 125 | 99 |
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2013
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Netherlands U19 | 10 | 7 |
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2011
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2012
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Netherlands U17 | 11 | 22 |
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2010
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2012
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Netherlands U16 | 11 | 4 |
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2010
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2011
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Netherlands U15 | 9 | 10 |